Armour reorganizes to form Delaware packing group
Chicago December 19 The formation of Armour and Company of Delaware was approved affecting Armour and Company of Illinois and Morris and Company merger plans. The new firm will acquire assets from Armour and Company of Illinois including South American and Cuban operations the fertilizer works soap plants and about 25 million dollars in inventories to support administration and financing. Proceeds from preferred stock and mortgage bonds will retire existing notes and debentures.absorbent list of absorbed units includes Fowler Packing Kansas City Angelo American Provision Armour Fertilizer Works Hammond Packing North American Provision Compania Armour de Cuba Look Mix and Refining Dressel Meat and other operations in Argentina and Cuba.
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Chicago
Armour and Company of Delaware
Armour and Company of
Milinois
Armour and Company
Morris and Company
J. Ogden Armour
Armour
Tiinola
Armour and Rompany
Delaware
Chicago Stock Exchange
Armour and Company of Tillnels
Fowler Packing Company
Kansas City
Angio-American Provision Company
Armour Fertilizer Works
Hammond Packing Company Bt. Joseph
North American Provision Company of
Compania Armour de Cuba
Havana
Look
Mix and Refining Company
New York
Clever Comedy At Iris Tells Foiled Ruse And Daring Dance
Iris theatre presents My Uncle From New York by Styles and Smiles of Lawrence P. Wall. A man deceives his uncle to secure an allowance, leading to a family visit and a comic mix up. Loretta Kidd performs The Girl in the Cake with novel dance touches. Hanter, eccentric dancer, draws crowd with simple yet extreme tricks. The Kennedy Kidaleo drawing big applause. young performers show promise.
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Thearce
New York
Irin
Lawrence P. Wall
Loretta Kidd
Kennedy Kidaleo
Portland man charged in unidentified case
A Portland, Oregon resident, RR E Athkinnon, appears in an OCR damaged notice with unclear event details. The fragment mentions a person and locale but lacks concrete actions, dates, or outcomes to specify the nature of the record.
Brom O Quinine Tablets Relieve Headache and Cold
Laxative BromO Quinine tablets claim to relieve headache by curing cold and germs. The box bears the signature of E W Grove and stresses to ensure you get BromO.
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E W. Grove
Paris Plan to seize German state forests reported
Reports indicate the French government completed a plan to seize certain German state forests after Germany allegedly failed to deliver reparations under an agreement. Other items note retirements, treaties, and political moves across Europe and the United States.
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Paris
Washington
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Germany
Japanese Privy Council Condemns Kato-China Policy
The privy council adopted a resolution condemning Kato's government China policy and sent it to Crown Prince Hirohito. It calls for possible cabinet action, noting unusual political conditions in China and upcoming New Year holidays, with a cabinet meeting due Saturday.
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Tokio
Preas
Kato
China
Privy Council
Hirohito
Steamer Manmotor in distress off Cape May in gale
The steamer Manmotor en route from Bouton to Norfolk was waterlogged and in peril in a fierce gale off Cape May. Coast guard cutters from Cape May reached 60 miles southwest of Five Fathom Bank Light to aid the motor ship owned by the United States Shipping Board.
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New York
Manmotor
Bouton
Norfolk
Cape May
Mer
Rail merger forms large east of Mississippi system
In Cleveland Ohio on December 28 the Interstate Commerce Commission and stockholders must approve a consolidation of the New York Chicago and St. Louis and related lines into a Nickel Plate system. The merged network would span about 1605 miles with $105 million capitalization and a $37.45 million corporate surplus.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Associated Preas
Interstate Commerce Commission
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
Toledo
M. J. van Sweringen
Thi City
New York, Chicago and St. Louis
van Wald
O. P
Oeheya
Caplimintn
Shaker Heights Village
Irish consulates settle into joint duty in New York
An amicable arrangement allows Irish Free State and Republican consuls to share the New York office. Lindsay Crawford, with official papers appointing him Free State consul, and Robert Briscoe representing the Republicans, each occupy separate rooms. The setup, aimed at avoiding violence, will continue until court action resolves the dispute.
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New York
Lindsay Crawford
Free State
Robert Briscoe
High Army
Mr. Crawford
U S Cigarettes Cost a Million Each in Moscow
American made cigarettes now sell on Moscow streets for about 1 000 000 rubles each as the bolshevink ruble gyrates. Dealers raise prices overnight on luxuries. car fares on trams jumped from 600 000 to one million rubles per ride amid volatility and a surge of speculative cash.
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van Sweringen
Publc Square
Moscow
Quadrillionaires
Congresswoman Huck to Seek Re election in Mann Vacancy
Winifred Mason Huck of Milnois announced her candidacy to fill the vacancy caused by the death of James B. Mann, representative from the Eighth Illinois district, in Chicago.
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Chicago
Winifred Mason Huck
Milnois
James B. Mann
Tlinois
Membership rise reported by Methodist Church in 1923 Year Book
Chicago dispatch notes the church gained 119 007 members during 22, bringing total membership to 4 593 M40 for 1823, not counting 269 685 non resident members, as published in the 1923 Methodist Year Book.
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Chicago
The
Methodist Church
Wyoming recess appointees face uncertain term limits
Wyoming Governor Carey delayed several state appointments until after adjournment to gain higher salaries. the issue now stirs debate on whether recess appointees serve only until the next senate can act or for their full appointed term. Republicans in office fear Senate confirmation.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Carey
Wyoming
Senate
Ross
Armand
Rene
One Ounce Typewriter Exhibits Lightweight Pocket Model
Cambridge mass December 29 a typewriter weighing one ounce and fitting in a vest pocket was shown by Dr WH E Wetherell of Philadelphia at the AAAS meeting. The device uses a wheel with rubber letters and contact devices to strike the paper. Wetherell said beginners write slowly but an experienced writer could reach 17 words a minute and the machine operates almost noiselessly.
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Cambridge
Mass
WH. E. Wetherell
Philadelphia
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Canary with Perfect Whistle Draws Attention at Bird Show
In St Louis a canary owned by Mrs J J Connors earns praise for singing Yance Doodle claiming it is the most accomplished singing canary in the United States and valued at $1 000 by its owner The report notes the bird’s remarkable whistle as the star of the poultry and bird show.
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BT. Louis
J. J. Connors
United States
West chorus girls praised by prominent show director
A leading musical show director says chorus girls of the west are prettier better formed and more ambitious than the coastal stars describing local performers as more dynamic and professional in comparison.
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Chorus Girls
West
Pretter
Senate to Hear Proposals Regulating Child Labor
The Senate judiciary subcommittee will start hearings January 10 on proposed constitutional amendments giving Congress power to regulate child labor. The panel includes Senator Shortridge Republican Melifornia and Senator Walsh Democrat Montana.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary
Congress
Shortridge
Walsh
Montana
Italian Quake Spreads Terror
A tremor at Avezzano in the province of Lolla struck at 1 35 PM causing panic among residents. Capistrello also felt the shock but no casualties were reported. Rome felt a mild tremor with no damage noted and residents feared a repeat of 1915 disaster.
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Associated Press
Avezzano
Olla
Germans Consider Credit Extension to Germany in Food Pact
Senator Bursum proposes a bill to extend credits up to a billion dollars for Germany to buy U S foodstuffs. The plan would authorize Treasury payments to U S producers and transport for German purchases secured by industrial bonds. Interest at five percent would be paid and repayment due within ten years.
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Washington
Germany
United States
Bursum
Republican
New Mexico
Finance Committee
Hursum
Secretary of the Treasury
eGr
Indiastelal
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